PECHANGA: Celtic Woman celebrates Christmas in Temecula

Irish pop/opera supergroup Celtic Woman had so much fun at the Pechanga Resort and Casino last Christmas they decided to return this year for a two night stand Thursday, Dec. 13 and Friday Dec. 14.

The group consists of original members Chloe Agnew and Mairead Nesbitt, along with Lisa Lambe and Susan McFadden.

They are currently on the Christmas Celebration-A Symphony Tour in support of their latest release âHome for Christmas.â

It is the groupâs second Christmas album and oddly enough it was born out of last yearâs tour.

âLast year when we went on our first Symphony Tour as Celtic Woman we got a chance to revisit all these songs again,â said Lambe in a phone interview. âOn the road we weâre spending all this free time singing Christmas songsâ¦and were having lots of fun with them. It was kind of born last year during the Symphony show.â

The group has become immensely popular in America due to the continued airing of its many PBS concert specials.

âPBS has been an incredible thing for Celtic Woman. Itâs literally brought us into every home in America,â she said

âNo matter what show we are bringing to our American fans the reaction is always incredible,â she said. âAmerica really is our second home.â

Since Celtic Woman has such a diverse catalog of music, it has an equally diverse fanbase.

âItâs a testament to Celtic Woman that it can reach out to so many generations,â she said.

âAt the core of Celtic Woman the music is everything. It comes from a very honest and true Irish place, she said. âItâs got its roots in the Celtic tradition but the show is so much more than that and the music is as well.â

The appeal of Celtic Womanâs shows comes from the chemistry among the four performers. Though the lineup has changed over the years, that chemistry always remains intact.

âWe are like sisters. You can see that on stage, I think that comes out when we perform,â she said.

For Lambe the group performances are more fun and more important than the solo numbers.

âI admire them all so much, theyâve got such talents individually,â she said. âItâs a real pleasure to get to perform on stage with the girls every night.â

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